voice. "Dodge behind the rocks!" and he literally dragged Snap down, and the others came after the pair.
"What did you see?" asked Shep.
"Two bears!"
"Two!" came from the others. "Where?"
"Away up on the mountainside. They were on a shelf of rocks, and seemed to be looking at something out on the lake."
"Can we reach them with our guns?" asked Giant.
"Might reach one of 'em with the rifle. They were a good distance off."
"Let us try to get closer," said Shep, who did not want to miss a chance to aid in bringing down such big game.
"Yes, I don't want to have the only shot," added Snap. "We all want a whack at them."
With extreme caution one after another of the young hunters looked toward the shelf of rocks Whopper pointed out. True enough, two bears were there, looking down toward Lake Narsac. As the boys watched the game they turned slowly and walked to the end of the shelf, sisappearing behind some bushes.
"I believe we can get at least one of those bears if we are careful," said Snap.
